A Hong Kong bookseller who was detained by China is seeking refuge in Taiwan, sa...
TAIPEI - A Hong Kong bookseller who was detained by China is seeking refuge in Taiwan, saying his home city will no longer be safe when new laws are enacted allowing extradition to China, which could drive even more emigrations from the financial hub.
“There’s a 99 percent chance that they would catch me and send me back to China. They have already explicitly said that I’m a fugitive,” he told Reuters in a basement bookshop in Taipei. “We have to ask ourselves whether we will continue to tolerate this loophole in our system...we will be making Hong Kong a haven for all these offenders of serious crime,” she has said. Hong Kong officials have made repeated assurances that no one will be extradited for political crimes, and that Hong Kong courts must approve every extradition request.
The bookseller said his “heart is in pain” at having to leave his home city. He said he was now striving to find a job, while raising funds with a Taiwanese partner to open up an independent bookstore there. Since returning to Hong Kong, he laid low, taking precautions in case Chinese agents target him again, but also speaking out for democracy and fundamental rights.
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